2008 F.A.I. Cup final thread.

**Tir Oilean** · 23/11/2008, 4:48 PM

Crowe cursing on the telebox! Hilarious! Well done Bohs comiserations to Derry

**hedderman** · 23/11/2008, 4:49 PM

Absolutely sickened! Really great game of football. Think we should've won. Undone by some awful refereeing and a penalty shootout. I'm off to have a cry

**Sam_Heggy** · 23/11/2008, 4:54 PM

Can't beleive im saying this but, I feel sorry for Derry, much the better side and only for 3 poor decisions they would have won it. The first one was obviously the awful balls up in awarding the penalty to Bohs.
Second and third were both the fact that McGinn took on shots where Farren was free for the square ball to tap into the net.
Murphy proved himself to be top keeper in the league too.

Great advert for the league, well done to both sides.

**Flexy** · 23/11/2008, 4:54 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

superb game from Derry, commiserations... both teams played some great footie.

Not rubbing it in or anything but COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

Well done bohs, but Buttimer better ne show his face in the brandywell again hes a cheating ****, he bottled every big decision and of course gave it his favourites way. hes a tit

**hedderman** · 23/11/2008, 4:59 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Can't beleive im saying this but, I feel sorry for Derry, much the better side and only for 3 poor decisions they would have won it. The first one was obviously the awful balls up in awarding the penalty to Bohs.
Second and third were both the fact that McGinn took on shots where Farren was free for the square ball to tap into the net.
Murphy proved himself to be top keeper in the league too.

Great advert for the league, well done to both sides.

very good point about McGinn's decision making, especially the second chance. He forced a great save from Murphy but Farren would've scored. Thought Higgins' passes made a real difference when he came on.

Didn't even get to see the penalty shootout. Wtf happened with the stream?

**passinginterest** · 23/11/2008, 4:59 PM

Can't believe they're criticising Bohs style of football. They were pretty dull at the start of the year but they've kept getting better and have been clearly the best team this year. No need for it if you ask me.

**Flexy** · 23/11/2008, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Can't beleive im saying this but, I feel sorry for Derry, much the better side and only for 3 poor decisions they would have won it. The first one was obviously the awful balls up in awarding the penalty to Bohs.
Second and third were both the fact that McGinn took on shots where Farren was free for the square ball to tap into the net.
Murphy proved himself to be top keeper in the league too.

Great advert for the league, well done to both sides.

Murphy for ireland he was superb today AGAIN. MC Ginn wont be with us next season after that display im sure we could get 500k for him no bother. Im sure lots of scouts there today as well. Can ask much more of the boys today they were a great credit to the club. CITY TILL I DIE

**dancinpants** · 23/11/2008, 5:01 PM

Its hard to be magnanamous after a ref performance like that.

Bohs scored the penos, we didn't so fair play on that score <gritted teeth>

**SkStu** · 23/11/2008, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by hedderman

very good point about McGinn's decision making, especially the second chance. He forced a great save from Murphy but Farren would've scored. Thought Higgins' passes made a real difference when he came on.

Didn't even get to see the penalty shootout. Wtf happened with the stream?

apparently it was only "booked" for a certain amount of time. Ridiculous. I switched to the radio and just caught Derrys miss before Kalonas seaaled it.

**SkStu** · 23/11/2008, 5:05 PM

thanks for a great game Derry - the best team over the course of the season won the double so justice done in my opinion.

im off to get drunk.

Championes, Championes!!!

**micls** · 23/11/2008, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by dancinpants

Thought they shifted 4-5000 tickets

They did. Derry fans were just louder.

Derry were the better side but Bohs worked hard to stay in it.

Buttimer was shocking but whats new, should have booked a few Derry players earlier too, it wasnt all one sided but the major decisions went against Derry.

Congrats to Bohs, have been outstanding this year. Enjoy it

**SMorgan** · 23/11/2008, 5:05 PM

The "Buttimer" Final.

Shocking!!

How can there be any justification for Deegan not being sent off?

**Drumcondra 69er** · 23/11/2008, 5:08 PM

Delighted with the outcome but after staying uptill 4 in the morning in fcuking Brisbane to watch it I cannot believe that RTE let the stream die right when the shootout was starting, incompetence of the highest level and indicitive of what's wrong with state bodies in Ireland. Feel cheated!

Unlucky Derry, you probably shaded it, excellent match.

**micls** · 23/11/2008, 5:16 PM

Originally Posted by Flexy

of course gave it his favourites way. hes a tit

Yeah he's one of those Cork people with a secret love for Dublin clubs.....

he was incompetent end of story. Don't start going on with the bias crap again

**hedderman** · 23/11/2008, 5:22 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Yeah he's one of those Cork people with a secret love for Dublin clubs.....

he was incompetent end of story. Don't start going on with the bias crap again

I'd agree about poor refereeing rather than biased reffing. He was very lenient with yellow and red cards for both teams.

His poor decisions cost us more in the end though.

**dancinpants** · 23/11/2008, 5:22 PM

Originally Posted by micls

he was incompetent end of story. Don't start going on with the bias crap again

Agreed - but by christ, "incompetent" is an utter understatement with regards to that performance today.

**micls** · 23/11/2008, 5:23 PM

Originally Posted by dancinpants

Agreed - but by christ, "incompetent" is an utter understatement with regards to that performance today.

True.....but it's Buttimer, it's not like it's a new thing

**Rovers fan** · 23/11/2008, 5:26 PM

Fair play to bohs,an amazing achievement. Must admit that I feel very sorry for derry though. They have amazing fans,outsinging bohs even after they had lost.